On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 16:13:05 -0500, you wrote:
You have 2 problems to difficult problems to solve.
1. You need a better file format. Native would be the best with STEP
coming in second.
2. You need a good CAD design. There's nothing to prevent a CAD
desinger from making an unbuildable part. So you either have to
educate the CAD designers or you have to have some advanced healing
software than can fix bad designs.
>> Dear List,
>>
>> AAROFLEX, Inc. operation continues to see, on occasion, flaws in STL
>> files that produce some undesirable results. Usually, this occurs on a
>> most crucial part to be fabricated. Of course, there are software
>> packages to clean up the bad files, but this is time consuming and
>> costly of which no is willing to pay or appreciate this extra work.
>> This is a big hindrance to the growth of the industry in the day of
>> automation. Therefore, this firm will be most happy to consider a new
>> file format for the AAROFLEX Solid Imager. Just imagine having a simple
>> file conversion to this new format that is more accurate, smaller file
>> size, faster to manipulate, color sensitive, depth exposure sensitive
>> and possess a step function to determine optimal layer thickness as well
>> as print through. The software should be able to convert most 3D CAD
>> files and be accompanied with a fast slicing algorithm. This appears to
>> be very doable.
>>
>> Well, What do you think?
>>
>> Albert C. Young
>> AAROFLEX, Inc.
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